On Dec.28th, 2018, Dr. Zheng Yulong, Director of the Design Department of Obayashi, made an academic report entitled "Research and Development of Performance of Civil Engineering and Other Civil Structures Based on Experimental and FEM Finite Element Analytical Methods" during his visit to Jiangsu University to participate in the 5th Overseas High-level Talent Forum.

Dr. Zheng mainly introduced the research results he obtained during his study in Japan from the following four aspects: (1) analysis method of residual prestress of prestressed concrete members; (2) development and research of anti-tsunami structures; (3)research on long-term deterioration characteristics of concrete structures; (4) design and research of marine power generation structures.

Dr. Zheng’s report has aroused strong interest from teachers and students. After the report, they conducted extensive exchanges and discussions with Dr. Zheng on the academic issues in their research direction.